West African Empires

The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

The main river that the Ghana empire started around:

• Nile
• Niger
• Volta
• Tigris

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?

• Capturing slaves
• Finding gold mines
• Taxing trade
• Selling fish

What brought Islam to West Africa?

• War
• Trade
• Emporers
• Crusades

Who was Mansa Musa?

• First Emperor of Songhai
• Moroccan Muslim Traveler
• Greatest Ruler of Mali
• Griot

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Taghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?

• salt
• gold
• iron
• ore

Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

• converting to Christianity
• making a pilgrimage to Mecca
• ruling Songhai
• not being an efficient leader

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Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.

• trans-saharan
• silk road
• sub-saharan
• european

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Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?

• Northern Sahara desert
• the rainforest
• Zimbabwe
• the sahel

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Mali